CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser With Salicylic acid For Dry & Rough Skin is a salicylic acid-based cleanser fortified with barrier-repairing ingredients like ceramides. A gentle salicylic acid cleanser can help exfoliate and smooth your skin while effectively removing oil and dirt, sloughing away dead cells, and smoothing rough skin-without leaving skin feeling dry. CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser provides gentle, non-irritating exfoliation without the use of harsh microbeads. Suitable for use on your face and body as well as acne-prone skin, salicylic acid cleanser not only exfoliates, but contains three essential ceramides, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, and helps soften and smooth skin without disrupting its protective barrier. This formula is non-comedogenic, fragrance-free, and fortified with antioxidant vitamin D. This cleanser helps to alleviate rough and bumpy skin texture, leaving skin feeling smoother. The salicylic acid in the formula gently exfoliates the skin, without compromising the skin’s natural barrier. As well as hyaluronic acid to hydrate and retain moisture and 3 essential ceramides to moisturize and protect the skin's barrier. This unique combination of ingredients makes CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser an effective way to remove oil, dirt and makeup as well as smooth and improve skin texture. Dead skin cells can build up on the skin surface and create dry patches. Salicylic acid is a BHA which helps in exfoliation of this dead skin and also helps to diminish dry patches and improve skin texture. This BHA cleanser can penetrate deeper into pores than AHAs to enable a deep cleanse and remove built up residue. This is developed with dermatologists & it is free of physical exfoliants. All CeraVe products are formulated with three essential ceramides (1, 3, 6-II) to help maintain the skin’s natural barrier. Ceramides are lipids that make up to ̴50% of the skins lipids to form the natural skin barrier. Ceramides are essentially the glue that holds our skin cells together to keep our skin barrier intact and healthy. A healthy skin barrier helps seal in moisture and seal out harmful elements. Lower ceramide levels are linked to skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis and rosacea. Sun exposure, harsh climates, and age also impact ceramide levels and can compromise your skin barrier function contributing to dry skin. Developed with Dermatologists, CeraVe contains a blend of three essential ceramides that are identical to those found naturally in your skin, helping to replenish your skin's natural lipid levels and restore a healthy skin balance. MVE technology encapsulates ceramides to ensure their continuous delivery to your skin's barrier. By replenishing ceramides where they are most needed, CeraVe helps restore your skin's natural barrier, helping to keep moisture in and harmful elements out. CeraVe has the ceramides your skin needs to help keep you protected. Patented MVE technology that gradually releases the ceramide-enriched formula over an extended period of time. MVE is like a sphere with a series of layers that slowly dissolves, releasing the ingredients into your skin. The product continues to work after it is applied, hydrating your skin all day in just one use.